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"On the surface "On the Contrary is a picaresque historical novel, in which 18th century adventurer Estienne Barbier graduates from seducing French wives to South African widows via a long and bruising association with the Dutch East India Company. Underneath [it] is about today's South Africa and the dilemmas facing people challenging the status quo." - "Sunday Telegraph
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On the Contrary, André Brink
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- Released
- 1994
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- Title
- On the Contrary
- Language
- English
- Authors
- André Brink
- Publisher
- Minerva
- Released
- 1994
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0749397527
- ISBN13
- 9780749397524
- Series
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- "On the surface "On the Contrary is a picaresque historical novel, in which 18th century adventurer Estienne Barbier graduates from seducing French wives to South African widows via a long and bruising association with the Dutch East India Company. Underneath [it] is about today's South Africa and the dilemmas facing people challenging the status quo." - "Sunday Telegraph